News - Middle East: Bin Salman's project in Yemeni backfired; the war has been criticized internationally, and has led to dire human strife, Middle East Monitor reported.

Moreover, besides personal image damage to Saudis and Bin Salman personally, the war has been financially draining for the coalition.

According to the United Nations (UN), the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and Sana’a have extended their truce for a further two months. This follows an initial two-month truce reached between the warring parties in April 2022.

The Yemeni crisis came as Bin Salman was in search of an opportunity to flex his muscle as the new Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia.

It has also created unprecedented human suffering, displaced millions of people and led to millions more deaths and injuries. Importantly, the war has also further polarized the political make-up of Yemen and the region.

After seven years of human suffering and infrastructural destruction, Mohamad Bin Salman and the coalition he led into this war are negotiating with the Houthis.

The outcome of the war in Yemen is not what Bin Salman expected. Saudi Arabia finds itself with huge global public image problems, which were further complicated by the murder of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.